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daveequalscool t1_j9s2wds wrote
Reply to TIL cats are attracted to the smell of bleach because it's odour is similar to animal pee by jacko_light
oh boy, piss!
MrFartyBottom t1_j9s2o8a wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
I think we need to bring it back. That's macaroni.
daveequalscool t1_j9s2fzt wrote
Reply to comment by RainManToothpicks in TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places by RainManToothpicks
a bunch of dead moths might work better
SapientSausage t1_j9s2fs3 wrote
Reply to TIL Pedestrianism was a 19th-century form of competitive walking, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed. by I-Skeleton
They used to drink and take dangerous chemicals too
G20fortified t1_j9s2at3 wrote
Reply to comment by AudibleNod in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Top comment here. Cops are pirates đ´ââ ď¸. They steal more than anyone else. There is a reason they donât do undercover stings on other police. Itâs because they would end up arresting every single one of these lowlife thieves.
dwellerofcubes t1_j9s26wq wrote
Reply to comment by Azzizzi in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Misdirection
poopsledgehammer t1_j9s223m wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Iâd love to see that make a comeback
G20fortified t1_j9s1uuf wrote
Reply to TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Cops always think they can steal anything they want. Total pos pirates đ´ââ ď¸
backupKDC6794 t1_j9s1qof wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
I saw a Tumblr post comparing it to writing a G on your belt and calling it Gucci.
Then someone rewrote Yankee Doodle Dandy as
"US moron went to town
Hunting for some coochie
Wrote a G up on his belt
And this bitch called it Gucci"
and I've always wanted someone to fully rewrite Yankee Doodle Dandy in a modern rap style ever since then
velocitymonk t1_j9s1kvw wrote
Reply to comment by EZ4_U_2SAY in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
ConsommĂŠ?
lemonpepperlarry t1_j9s13bb wrote
Reply to comment by PaoliBulldog in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
The political ambitions of the union government at the time doesnât change the simple truth that any rebellion is of course lead by a bunch of traitors. Losers too, but traitors first.
contrelarp t1_j9s0gsg wrote
daftdude05 t1_j9s0al3 wrote
Reply to comment by EZ4_U_2SAY in TIL Sheriff Jordan, the leader of the posse that killed Bonnie & Clyde, attempted to keep the stolen car in which they were ambushed and shot to death. The car's legal owner sued the Sheriff for possession of the car then drove it to Shreveport, still covered with blood & human tissue. by Shark-Farts
Compassionate?
XisRighteous t1_j9s06io wrote
Reply to comment by radio_allah in TIL Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who started the persecution of Catholics, died in 1616 and for many centuries it was believed to be from over-eating tempura, a dish invented by Catholics during Lent while they were visiting Japan in 1543, which was the same year the Shogun had been born. (Maybe Cancer) by FizzlePopBerryTwist
like getting third partied in fortnite
hypatiatextprotocol t1_j9rztr9 wrote
Reply to comment by _Haverford_ in TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars. Modeled initially on American soda fountains, theyâve been on the decline since the 70s due to competition from supermarkets by idiomaddict
Hence the title: "TIL the way NYC has bodegas, Australia has milk bars."
[deleted] t1_j9rzkep wrote
Reply to comment by substantial-freud in TIL about the birthday effect. A statistical phenomenon where an individual's likelihood of death appears to increase on or close to their birthday, variously attributed to alcohol consumption, psychological stress, increased suicide risk, and other factors. by Deechon
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BigPapaChuck73 t1_j9rz13h wrote
Reply to comment by MagicCripple in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
"Give me 5 bees for a quarter, you'd say..."
Category3Water t1_j9rz0vh wrote
Reply to comment by throwaway_ghast in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
My great great grandfather served in the confederacy as a teenager. My grandfatherâs grandfather. My grandfather served in WWII and only died within the last decade. That makes the past seem close. Theres a greater truth in that I grew up in an area that was majority black and so most of the kids my age had grandfathers that served in WWII as well, but didnât get a GI Bill. And their grandfatherâs grandfather had a lot riding on the outcome of the civil war as well. Maybe more. This country isnât that old.
XisRighteous t1_j9ryr5f wrote
Kurtotall t1_j9ryi6w wrote
Reply to TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Yankee Doodle was originally an insult. Till we flipped the script and owned that shitâŚand won.
_BMS t1_j9ryh0x wrote
Reply to TIL of Finnish man Lauri Allan TĂśrni (born 1919) who fought in WW2 as both a Finnish and German soldier, and in the Vietnam War as a US Special Forces soldier. He was killed in a helicopter crash in 1965. by bermuda__
The man that hated communism so much he joined three separate militaries and fought in three wars over several decades.
BadLuckKupona t1_j9rxogd wrote
Reply to comment by OftheSorrowfulFace in TIL that the reason Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it 'macaroni' was because at one time macaroni was slang for something very fashionable or trendy by elephantsgraveyard
Not sure why this whooshing over everyone's head.
TheGallant t1_j9s38ve wrote
Reply to comment by PaoliBulldog in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
r/shitamericanssay
EDIT: Wow, you folks are bloody ignorant about the First World War.